NSS is a cross-sectoral, transdisciplinary, and intersectional society for professionals advancing sustainability
Our Vision
A thriving and resilient future empowered by sustainability professionals leading transformative change.
Our Mission
To foster a thriving cross-sectoral, transdisciplinary, and intersectional society that advances a just, resilient, and sustainable world.
Our Theory of Change
By providing sustainability professionals with a platform to share and co-create knowledge across diverse disciplines, fields, sectors, and knowledge systems, the NSS will enhance competence, promote best practices, strengthen policy, and heighten public awareness and engagement to help create a just global society that embraces and implements rigorous research, practice, and knowledge leading to a thriving, resilient, and healthy planet.
Our Values
Accountability to our Membership
Our priority is to serve the needs of our membership.
We practice transparency in our operations and governance.
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
We elevate diverse voices in our programming and governance.
We commit to just transitions and transformations.
Environmental, Social, and Economic Stewardship
We practice sustainability in our programming.
We respect actionable science, diverse forms of scholarship, and evidence-based knowledge systems.
Fostering Community
We transcend traditional boundaries and professional silos.
We value creativity, innovation, intersectionality, and multiple ways of knowing.